In October 2017 Japan Display estimated that it will require more than 200 billion Yen (around $1.77 billion USD) to start mass producing OLEDs in 2019, and the company started reaching out to display makers in China and Korea as finding a partner in Japan is difficult. JDI hoped to finalize its financing by March 2018, but according to a new report from Japan the investors in China, while initially eager to participate, are now hesitating.

JDI told its shareholders that a deal will only be signed in April at the earliest. The company is in talks with BOE, CSoT, Visionox and Hon Hai Precision (Foxconn). The Nikkei speculates that all these companies are more cautious now, due to changes in subsidies in China, as the government is shifting its focus from displays to the chip industry.